Motion Picture News (Jan-Feb 1922)

392 Motion Picture News Mtnaw. fRTMiER. ■ * TOEWtr til SOUTH II Al Pauline Frederick, both by text and cut, grabs the attention in this ad on “ The Lure of Jade" playing recently at the California theatre, Los Angeles Palace — Current Events — International News. Topics of the Day — Literary Digest. Feature — Rip Van Winkle. Next Week — Dawn of the East. Capitol — Overture — Christmas Echoes — Descriptive Fantasy. Capitol News Reel. Prologue to Feature — Group of Songs — Eulah Corner, soloist. Feature — Little Lord Fauntleroy. Next Week — Theodora. BUFFALO Shea’s Hippodrome — Overture — ‘ Children’s Toy Symphony ” — Romberg. Vocal — “The Doll Number,” from “Tales of Hoffman.” Sung by Edith Helena. Stage Setting — A Christmas Pantomime. Feature — The Little Minister — Betty Compson. Comedy — Buster Keaton. Current Events — Hippodrome Review. Next Week — ’Way Down East. Shea’s Criterion — Overture — Special score arranged for feature. Feature — Over the Hill. Opening a three-week engagement under the auspices of the Shea Amusement Company and the Fox Film Company. Current Events — Criterion Pictorial. Loew’s State — Overture — Medley of popular airs. Feature — Pilgrims of the Night — Rubye De Remer. Special — Heidi of the Alps — Prizma subject. Current Events — Loew’s News. Mark Strand — Overture — “ Tangerine.” Current Events — Pathe News. Feature — Little Lord Fauntleroy— Mary Pickford. Opening a two-week run at regular prices. Palace — Feature — A Parisian Scandal — Marie Prevost. Next Week — Theodora. Shea’s North Park — Feature — The Little Minister — Betty Compson. Comedy — The Boat — Buster Keaton. DES MOINES Des Moines — News — International. Comedy — Louise Fazenda in The Love Egg. Special Music — Tom Waterall singing a mother song. Feature — Mother O’ Mine. Coming — Florence Vidor in Hail the Woman. Strand — News — Education Kinograms. Comedy — Charlie Chaplin in Shoulder Arms. Feature — Jewel Carmen in Nobody. Coming — Betty Compson in The Little Minister. Garden — Comedy — Educational. Feature — Constance Binney in The Case of Becky. Coming — Wanda Hawley in The Love Charm. Sherman — News — Pathe. Serial — Miracles of the Jungle. Feature — Doris Keane in “ Ro PITTSBURG Cameraphone — Current Events — Selznick News. Feature — The Swamp. Comedy — A Sailor-Made Man. Next Week — The Girl from Porcupine. I.oew’s Lyceum — Current Events — Loew’s News Weekly. Feature — There Are No Villains. Comedy — Oh Louise. Next Week — Without Limit. Blackstone — Current Events — International News. Feature — The Call of the North. Comedy — The Dumb Bell. Next Week — A Prince There Was. Minerva Theatre — Current Events — Selznick News. Feature — The Flower of the North. Feature — The Orderly. Comedy — Harold Lloyd. Next Week — Not announced. Kenyon Theatre — Current Events — International News. Feature — The Sheik. Comedy — Adam and Eve. Next Week — Not announced. ■ IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIB [CLAYTON W, "The Vamp" mm Cut Inchuiis-Jbeodart Robots -TBoy Bonus Fontaine La. Rue ^ DU ■ iiiMiiiiiiimtiiiimiiiiiiimiiH Ethel Clayton gets the major portion of the billing in this display by Clune’s liroaduay, Los Angeles, for “ Exit — the Vamp.” Duquesne Theatre — Current Events — Selznick News. Feature — What Do Men Want? Next Week — Shubert vaudeville. Olympic Theatre — Current Events — Kinograms. Feature — The Little Minister. Comedy — Peaceful Valley. Cartoon — Aesop’s Fables. Next Week — Not announced. Liberty Theatre — Current Events — International News. Feature — The Invisible Fear. Comedy — Nick of Time Hero. Next Week — Love’s Redemption. Regent TheatreCurrent Events — Kinograms. Feature — The Call of the North. Comedy — Fool Days. Next Week — A Prince There Was. Savoy Theatre — Current Events — Fox News. Feature — The Rough Diamond. Comedy — Fool Days. Next Week — A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. Grand Theatre — Current Events — Grand News Weekly. Feature — The Invisible Fear. Comedy — A Sailor-Made Man. Next Week — Love’s Redemption. Pitt Theatre — Next Week — Little Lord Fauntleroy. Alhambra Double Bill — Enchantment and Her Face Value. Garden Theatre — First Half — Under the Lash. Second Half — -The Bolt. Next Week — Dci’t Tell Everything. Olympic Combination display on “The Iron Trail” and “What Do Men Wantt” used in Feature — the Invisible hear — Anita this week’s Sunday Detroit papers, advertising the bills at the Madison and Stewart Adams theatres Big Houses Say — ( Continued, from page 388) My Lady Friends — Not the best thing the De Havens have appeared in, but a laugh producer. Good box-office attraction. (Middle West.) R-C PICTURES The Swamp — Good picture, drew well especially to matinee audiences. (Middle West.) The Foolish Age — Fair business on this production which is about average. (West.'' The Lure of Jade — Very good picture. Business only fair. (East.) A Wife’s Awakening — A fair picture. Business fair. (Middle. West.) Where Lights Are Low — Not so good as was expected. Fair box office receipts. (West.) HODKINSON The Mysterious Rider — Good picture. Business just fair. Zane Grey’s stories are generally well received. (Middle West.) The Light in the Clearing — Extraordinary picture but business not as good as expected. (East.) Rip Van WinkleJust an average picture but it went over big. Satisfactory receipts. (East.) UNITED ARTISTS Little Lord Fauntleroy — One of Mary Pickford’s greatest pictures. Drew crowds throughout the week. (Middle West.) Disraeli — One of the best productions of the year. The plot holds interest and the acting is far above the average. Fine box office value for a downtown house. (Middle West.) Dream Street — Splendid picture. Made hit here. Went over well and business was good. (South.) VITAGRAPH The Inner Chamber — Alice Joyce has many friends in this city and business was good during the run of this feature, which was real 1 y entertaining. (East.) The Son of Wallingford — A fine picture which brought good business. (West.) This picture sure is a wonder. Capacity houses each performance. (East.) GUNNING What Do Men Want ? — Good picture, the best that Miss Weber has made. Her pictures always well received. Good business in spite of Christmas shopping. (Middle West.)